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conjoint

/kənˈdʒɔɪnt/ /kɑnˈdʒɔɪnt/

Meanings
adjective
Joined together; combined; joint

Examples :

"The siblings made a conjoint effort to clean their shared room. "
group structure

Related Words

Illustration joint

joint noun

/dʒɔɪnt/

The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

"This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform."

Illustration clean

clean noun

/kleːn/ /kliːn/ /klin/

Removal of dirt.

"This place needs a clean."

Illustration room

room noun

/ɹuːm/ /ɹum/

Opportunity or scope (to do something).

"The new program at school gives students more room for creativity in their projects. "

Illustration siblings

siblings noun

/ˈsɪblɪŋz/

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

"None of my siblings are married yet."

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration combined

combined noun

/kəmˈbaɪnd/

An event in alpine skiing which combines runs on a downhill skiing course and a slalom course, for individual skiers.

"The combined at the Winter Olympics tests a skier's all-around skill, demanding both speed and technical agility. "

Illustration effort

effort noun

/ˈɛfət/ /ˈɛfɚt/

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration shared

shared verb

/ˈʃɛə(ɹ)d/

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.

""Sarah shared her lunch with her friend who had forgotten theirs." "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration joined

joined verb

/ˈdʒɔɪnd/

To connect or combine into one; to put together.

"The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe."

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

Coherent; well organized.

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "